Actress Gretchen Barretto has decided to take the side of Nicko Falcis, Kris Aquino’s former project manager who is facing qualified theft charges for allegedly stealing over a million pesos from Aquino’s production company.
Through an Instagram post, Barretto posted a screenshot of an online article about Falcis’ statement regarding the lawsuits filed against him.
In the said article, Falcis claimed that Aquino sent him death threats through a phone call back in September 2018.
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Barretto then said that reading the article made her empathize with Falcis and even commended him for having the “courage to speak the truth, fight for his family name and reputation”.
At the end of her post, Barretto also called to end “bullying” and “power tripping”.
Aquino’s supporters immediately came to her defense. One fan of Aquino asked for her opinion on Barretto’s post and the former took the Instagram post lightly.
“In this issue, I shall choose to look back on the year 1986. Gretchen may dislike me now, but she campaigned for my mom against the Marcoses. Dedma na sa pagtingin niya sa akin,” she said.
“I have stated this time and again — I can look beyond insults against me because it’s part of the territory. But if my mother was treated with respect and my sons weren’t hurt — I am chill.”
“So if I can chill, maybe all of you should be too?” Aquino said.
